Zack, offense destroys Angels

Zack Greinke improved to 4-1 on the year by going Public Enemy on the California Angels last night. Gordo and DJ both homered and Grud and Guillen each had three hits. Box.

Baltimore tonight. Hochevar v. Cabrera.

Luke bounces back in second AAA start

Luke Hochevar, the only No. 1 overall pick in Royals' history, had a great start last night for the Omaha Royals. Luke allowed one hit and five walks while striking out four over five scoreless innings in his second outing with the Royals.

Game Story.

Luke roughed up in first AAA start

Luke Hochevar, the No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft, had a tough go of it in his first start for AAA Omaha Sunday.

Luke gave up five earned runs (including three homeruns) in five innings. On the bright side, he did strike out seven.

Another top prospect, Tyler Lumsden, starts tonight against the Albequrque Isotopes.

Luke promoted

The Royals have promoted 2006 No. 1 pick Luke Hochevar from AA Wichita to AAA Omaha.

Read the story here.

First pick pitches well in Futures Game

Luke Hochevar, the No. 1 pick in last year's MLB draft by the Royals, pitched one scoreless inning in the Future's All-Star Game in San Francisco yesterday. Story.

Hochevar is not in the big leagues yet, obviously, unlike Andrew Miller of the Tigers and Tim Lincecum of the Giants, two players selected after him. Royals GM Dayton Moore acknowledges in this Kansas City Star article that Luke has "underperformed" thus far. He has a losing record, but is striking out a batter per inning, which is a great ratio. KC desperately needs Hochevar to succeed in the big leagues at some point, whether it's this season or next.